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the real axis is gaza/cairo. cairo has real influence here. fatah is not popular in the west bank. there have been protests against it for corruption, for the rising cost of living. they're not popular. so i understand secretary clinton needs to go there as sort of just paying respects to mahmoud abbas, but if she really wants to make progress regarding gaza, it will come from cairo. >> is it possible that you could foresee a time when hamas accepts israel's right to exist? because israel officials, when you talk to them, that is the point they obviously always come back to. >> it's interesting to hear israeli officials talk about hamas today, because it sounds exactly like the way they spoke about the plo in the 1980s. and therefore -- but that changed. the dialogue changed, they got into negotiations, they signed the oslo peace accords in september 1993, and now the plo are the moderates. so there's no reason why not to foresee the day when hamas will be speaking on behalf of the palestinians with the israelis. >> more with ben, anne-marie, appreciate it. when we come back, want
the real axis is gaza/cairo. cairo has real influence here. fatah is not popular in the west bank. there have been protests against it for corruption, for the rising cost of living. they're not popular. so i understand secretary clinton needs to go there as sort of just paying respects to mahmoud abbas, but if she really wants to make progress regarding gaza, it will come from cairo. >> is it possible that you could foresee a time when hamas accepts israel's right to exist? because israel...
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secretary general ban ki-moon is in cairo for a diplomatic solution. here's what shimon peres said today to piers morgan about egypt's role. >> we have two surprises. the positive is the constructive role that the egyptian president is displaying right now, and we appreciate very much his efforts. the other is the iranians. they are trying again to encourage the hamas to continue the shooting, the bombing. they are trying to send them arms. they are out of their mind. >> reporter: joined now by "new york times" cairo bureau chief david kirkpatrick. also ann marie slaughter, princeton university, formerly with the u.s. state department. what do you make of what you have seen over the last 24, 48 hours here on the ground? and most particularly, the possibility of some sort of negotiated settlement? >> well, i think israeli president shimon peres had it right. there are some good words to be said about president mohamed morsi. he is caught on the horns of a dilemma. he's caught between his own public opinion which is very, very an tag nasic to israel and
secretary general ban ki-moon is in cairo for a diplomatic solution. here's what shimon peres said today to piers morgan about egypt's role. >> we have two surprises. the positive is the constructive role that the egyptian president is displaying right now, and we appreciate very much his efforts. the other is the iranians. they are trying again to encourage the hamas to continue the shooting, the bombing. they are trying to send them arms. they are out of their mind. >> reporter:...
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ian lee in cairo, thank you. we're standing by the prime minister benjamin netanyahu meeting with secretary of state hillary clinton. meanwhile, as rockets rain down on southern israel as well as in gaza, social media's playing a big role in keeping israelis in particular safe. there's a new app for that. standby, we have some details. ♪ [ female announcer ] almost nothing can dampen a baby's mood, when he wakes up dry in pampers. unlike other diapers, pampers has 3 absorbent layers, for up to 12 hours of protection overnight, and more beautiful mornings. ♪ pampers. peaceful nights. playful days. >>> a bombshell announcement on wall street today. lisa sylvester's monitoring that and some of the other top stories in "the situation room" right now. lisa, what do you have? >> hi there, joe. hp is taking -- because the company misrepresented its finances. stocks of hp fell sharply on this news. ceo meg whitman says those responsible have already left hp. whitman says the board feels terribly about missing the acc
ian lee in cairo, thank you. we're standing by the prime minister benjamin netanyahu meeting with secretary of state hillary clinton. meanwhile, as rockets rain down on southern israel as well as in gaza, social media's playing a big role in keeping israelis in particular safe. there's a new app for that. standby, we have some details. ♪ [ female announcer ] almost nothing can dampen a baby's mood, when he wakes up dry in pampers. unlike other diapers, pampers has 3 absorbent layers, for up...
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the head of hamas is now making a statement in cairo. want to play that for you. >> translator: god took their hand off gaza and can build them to commit themselves to the conditions of the resistance. therefore, if we understand, this simplicity, we can understand as people of the media to tell the brave message of our people to the entire world, because we want the entire world to understand our people and our cause. and through you, we can explain the faces, the pale faces of the leaders of the enemy, because they have failed in their attempt and their attempts back fired against them. they wanted to destroy the infrastructure of the resistance in hamas. today, they claim they have done so, and they have not. this is -- they are bankrupt. i don't deny they have done so much, we could count how many buildings they have destroyed. and how many offices of the media they have destroyed and how many children they have kill ed. and how many journalists and how many photographers they have killed, just like you. we can count how many offices
the head of hamas is now making a statement in cairo. want to play that for you. >> translator: god took their hand off gaza and can build them to commit themselves to the conditions of the resistance. therefore, if we understand, this simplicity, we can understand as people of the media to tell the brave message of our people to the entire world, because we want the entire world to understand our people and our cause. and through you, we can explain the faces, the pale faces of the...
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meanwhile, egypt and president mohamed morsi say discussions are under way in cairo and arab league foreign ministers are set to visit gaza on tuesday. violence has become a daily nightmare for people living in gaza. anderson cooper joins us now. take us to the ground and what's going on. what you seeing and hearing? >> it's about 2:00 a.m. here. we have heard a number of large explosions this evening. just a few in the last hour or so. this is generally the time when the strikes actually intensify. that's what we have seen over the last several nights. you can hear drones circling overhead, over gaza city as they have been since the conflict began. it's a constant sound, a constant reminder of the israeli forces watching the city. as you mentioned there was a strike. the israeli military said was a house owned by a hamas commander of an artillerary unit, initially, they said they killed that commander and then walked that back and said they couldn't be clear if he was at the house at the time. ten members of another family were staying at the house. they were all killed. our arwa damon was
meanwhile, egypt and president mohamed morsi say discussions are under way in cairo and arab league foreign ministers are set to visit gaza on tuesday. violence has become a daily nightmare for people living in gaza. anderson cooper joins us now. take us to the ground and what's going on. what you seeing and hearing? >> it's about 2:00 a.m. here. we have heard a number of large explosions this evening. just a few in the last hour or so. this is generally the time when the strikes actually...
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they have made a seven-hour journey of cairo and lined up down the street. each of them are showing their identifications to security forces and then heading in to gaza. we have asked them, when do you think they you'll come back? we don't know. we're happy to be going in. are you scared? >> yeah. i mean, absolutely i'm scared. you hear bombs. you don't know what you're going in there for but i think that's -- i think that's what we have to do. you have to be scared and overcome that fear going in there. >> reporter: as more demonstrators file in to gaza back in cairo the arab league announced that on tuesday they're going to send in more than two dozen arab foreign ministers in to gaza part of the arab league's push to publicly stand with the palestinians. also, in cairo, egypt spy chief in talks with hamas officials and israeli officials to establish a cease-fire, the same spy chief in 2011 helped secure the release of israeli soldier, many say if there's going to be a cease-fire, egypt's spy chief will play a key role. cnn at the rafah border crossing. >>
they have made a seven-hour journey of cairo and lined up down the street. each of them are showing their identifications to security forces and then heading in to gaza. we have asked them, when do you think they you'll come back? we don't know. we're happy to be going in. are you scared? >> yeah. i mean, absolutely i'm scared. you hear bombs. you don't know what you're going in there for but i think that's -- i think that's what we have to do. you have to be scared and overcome that fear...
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the meeting with ban ki-moon, he's coming from cairo. the egyptians have an ability to play an important role. if it comes together, it will come together. if not, we don't have an graeme, unfortunately we'll be forced to use other means to protect our people. i want to see diplomacy succeed. i hope we do. >> and the prime minister will be meeting tonight with hillary clinton? >> correct. >> what happens after that? will there be public statement? >> if it was dependent on america and israel, we wouldn't have this problem. there are other actors here, hamas, who is a prickly customer. people have to remember this, they are designated a terrorist organization not just by israel but by the united states state department, by the canadian government, by the european union, by japan, by australia. these people are terrorists who target innocent civilians and we should have no illusions as to what their agenda is. >> mark is the spokesman for prime minister benjamin netanyahu. he's say nothing deal yet. they're still working intensively and th
the meeting with ban ki-moon, he's coming from cairo. the egyptians have an ability to play an important role. if it comes together, it will come together. if not, we don't have an graeme, unfortunately we'll be forced to use other means to protect our people. i want to see diplomacy succeed. i hope we do. >> and the prime minister will be meeting tonight with hillary clinton? >> correct. >> what happens after that? will there be public statement? >> if it was dependent...
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cairo time. that is, as we were discussing, about 90 minutes. >> 90 minutes away. they say they'll be releasing some statements as well. let's listen in to secretary of state hillary clinton now who is speaking. >> personal leadership. the escalation of the situation in gaza. >> this is a critical moment for the region. egypt's new government is assuming the responsibility and leadership that has long made this country a cornerstone of regional stability and peace. >> united states -- >> the people of this region deserve the chance to -- >> now we have to focus. >> obviously we've got arabic translation of what hillary clinton is saying there, and every time she speaks, we're getting that. she did thank the egyptian president for his mediation efforts in what we've seen so far. of course, the main news here, the headline here, is that the cease-fire will take effect at 9:00 p.m. cairo time. suzanne, that's a little under 90 minutes from now. >> one of the things that struck me was the fact this s
cairo time. that is, as we were discussing, about 90 minutes. >> 90 minutes away. they say they'll be releasing some statements as well. let's listen in to secretary of state hillary clinton now who is speaking. >> personal leadership. the escalation of the situation in gaza. >> this is a critical moment for the region. egypt's new government is assuming the responsibility and leadership that has long made this country a cornerstone of regional stability and peace. >>...
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>> reza sayah reporting for us there in cairo. thanks so much for that. >>> now to israel, where even though there's peace, millions of families there and in gaza are still dealing with the aftermath of the fighting. cnn's senior international correspondent sara sidner joins us from jerusalem. sara? >> reporter: joe, mothers, fathers and children all dealing with the aftermath, whether they have lost homes, been dealing with the trauma of having rockets coming into their homes. but there is a place where they're being healed, a place that's really a zone of peace 4-year-old joseph is listening to an age-old bedtime story but he's not at home safe in his bed. he's in a hospital, a victim of an age-old conflict that has shattered his family life. he and his parents were staying inside this apartment building in southern israel when a rocket from gaza slammed into it. the blast sheered off several of joseph's tiny fingers, badly injured his father and took his mother's life. she was among the first to die on the israel side of the bo
>> reza sayah reporting for us there in cairo. thanks so much for that. >>> now to israel, where even though there's peace, millions of families there and in gaza are still dealing with the aftermath of the fighting. cnn's senior international correspondent sara sidner joins us from jerusalem. sara? >> reporter: joe, mothers, fathers and children all dealing with the aftermath, whether they have lost homes, been dealing with the trauma of having rockets coming into their...
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>>shepard: we will follow the developments in cairo throughout the night. it is 10:15 in the evening and the crowds are growing. we will go back to steve harrigan as events warrant. president obama taking plans for avoiding fiscal cliff to the voters with a look at his pitch and the response from republicans, next. are you receiving a payout from a legal settlement or annuity over 10 or even 20 years? call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term payout into a lump sum of cash today. gives you a low national plan premium... so you can focus on what really matters. call humana at 1-800-808-4003. >>shepard: the president will make a public pitch on his plans for dealing with the fiscal cliff. according to the white house the president will make a campaign style appearance on friday at the toy manufacturing plant in pennsylvania. republicans and democrats are working to avoid going over the cliff. the popular term for the combination of spending cuts and tax cut eliminations set to hit at the start of the new year. th
>>shepard: we will follow the developments in cairo throughout the night. it is 10:15 in the evening and the crowds are growing. we will go back to steve harrigan as events warrant. president obama taking plans for avoiding fiscal cliff to the voters with a look at his pitch and the response from republicans, next. are you receiving a payout from a legal settlement or annuity over 10 or even 20 years? call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term...
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within the past hour egyptian authorities tear gassed protesters in cairo's tahrir square. angry demonstrators packed the square today denouncing egyptian president mohamed morsi as a dictator and accusing him of a power grab. cnn's reza sayah is in cairo. reza, what's it look like now? >> reporter: joe, it is 11:00 p.m. cairo time. these demonstrators started gathering around in tahrir square about 1:00 p.m. local time. that means they've been going strong for about ten hours. many thought maybe egyptians were worn out, tired of demonstrating after the 2011 revolution, but if you look at tahrir square today, if you look at cairo today, it doesn't seem like it. the demonstrations are continuing. so are clashes. about an hour and a half ago clashes taking place right where we are behind us at the hotel we're staying at. security forces clashing with protesters. a number of protesters ambushed a police vehicle carrying riot police. the police took off. the protesters got ahold of this truck, set it on fire. more security forces came in, shot tear gas and disbursed the protest
within the past hour egyptian authorities tear gassed protesters in cairo's tahrir square. angry demonstrators packed the square today denouncing egyptian president mohamed morsi as a dictator and accusing him of a power grab. cnn's reza sayah is in cairo. reza, what's it look like now? >> reporter: joe, it is 11:00 p.m. cairo time. these demonstrators started gathering around in tahrir square about 1:00 p.m. local time. that means they've been going strong for about ten hours. many...
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and indeed it was washington and cairo. this was by many measures a test for egypt, the new government, the new islamist government, the muslim brotherhood, president mohamed morsi, remember there was a lot of concern and alarm from western capitals, washington, when this government took over. a lot of questions, would they take a significantly tougher stance against israel? would they give material support to hamas? none of that happened. and it looks like they made a calculated decision, cairo did, to play the role of peacemaker in an effort to maintain their peace treaty with israel and maintain their alliances with western power and washington countries. they're going to depend on economically to recover. in the end the way things stand right now, they came out looking pretty good. but there's a long way to go in this conflict. and many will be watching to see what role they continue to play, wolf. >> earlier today, reza, i spoke with the israeli president shimon peres, he spoke highly of president morsi in that intervi
and indeed it was washington and cairo. this was by many measures a test for egypt, the new government, the new islamist government, the muslim brotherhood, president mohamed morsi, remember there was a lot of concern and alarm from western capitals, washington, when this government took over. a lot of questions, would they take a significantly tougher stance against israel? would they give material support to hamas? none of that happened. and it looks like they made a calculated decision,...
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steve harrigan is streaming live for us from cairo, egypt. steve? >> heather, there's a showdown between egypt' new president, morsi and the chief judges throughout the country say they will not go back to work as long as the president's orders stand, basically putting anything he says, any decree he makes, above the law and not subject to the court and we could have a country where prosecution basically shuts down. as far as the protesters in cairo, they've set up tents on tahrir down from yesterday, 40,000, yesterday afternoon and it turned violent and other cities, xaalexandria and police cars set on fire and other fires set as well. the next move in the battle will shape up to be tuesday when supporters of the president plan a march and also protesters, people who feel this president is trying to set himself up as a dictator will march as well. it will be a test of which side can draw the crowds and people and which side as a momentum in a battle so far, neither side is backing down heather. >> now, some background on president morsi's rise to p
steve harrigan is streaming live for us from cairo, egypt. steve? >> heather, there's a showdown between egypt' new president, morsi and the chief judges throughout the country say they will not go back to work as long as the president's orders stand, basically putting anything he says, any decree he makes, above the law and not subject to the court and we could have a country where prosecution basically shuts down. as far as the protesters in cairo, they've set up tents on tahrir down...
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holly williams is in cairo with more. good morning. we saw a big escalation in these protests yesterday. what happened in tahrir square overnight and then again this morning? >> reporter: good morning. well the crowds are dispersed now but yesterday we saw scenes that were reminiscent of the egyptian revolution of two years ago. at tahrir square which you can see behind me the birth place of that revolution was carpeted in tens of thousands of people who poured in from every direction. they even chanted the same slogan they chanted during the revolution the people want the downfall of the regime. this time the target of their anger is not the old dictatorship but the country's first elected president, mohamed morsi who they accuse of overreaching himself before i assuming sweeping new powers. >> egypt and the u.s. have a very important relationship. what side is the obama administration taking in this crisis? >> reporter: well, u.s. criticism so far has been extremely muted. some people here in egypt are disappointed by that. the u.s.
holly williams is in cairo with more. good morning. we saw a big escalation in these protests yesterday. what happened in tahrir square overnight and then again this morning? >> reporter: good morning. well the crowds are dispersed now but yesterday we saw scenes that were reminiscent of the egyptian revolution of two years ago. at tahrir square which you can see behind me the birth place of that revolution was carpeted in tens of thousands of people who poured in from every direction....
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>>shepard: thank you, steve harrigan, in cairo. we have former state department undersecretary who is now a professor of diplomacy in international politics at harvard's kennedy school of government. big picture, what is happening? >>guest: a power struggle. it has been underway for many months, between the new egypt, the muslim brotherhood, and the judiciary appointed by president mubarak and liberal and secular political parties. the muslim brotherhood and president morsi are trying to take power. president morsi assumeing authoritarian powers right now with no restrictions on freedom of speech. the power struggle is playing out in the streets of cairo today with the opposition protesting. tomorrow, the government supporters and the muslim brotherhood take to the streets. a senior dramatic and important moment for the egyptian revolution. >>shepard: really, for greater middle east who are supposed to be the brokers of the police between israel and hamas. >>reporter: eight or nine days ago president morsi was the hero who put ceas
>>shepard: thank you, steve harrigan, in cairo. we have former state department undersecretary who is now a professor of diplomacy in international politics at harvard's kennedy school of government. big picture, what is happening? >>guest: a power struggle. it has been underway for many months, between the new egypt, the muslim brotherhood, and the judiciary appointed by president mubarak and liberal and secular political parties. the muslim brotherhood and president morsi are...
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protesters are camping out in cairo's tahrir square. in a scene strikingly similar to what we saw in the revolution almost two years ago, the demonstrators are voicing their anger with president mohamed morsi after what some are calling an unprecedented power grab. cnn's reza sayah is joining us from cairo once again. reza, we're hearing about attacks against several muslim brotherhood offices in egypt. what do you know about that? >> reporter: according to the brotherhood spokesperson, two of their offices were attacked by anti-morsi protesters. the brotherhood says the protesters were carrying molotov cocktails, clubs and knives and destroyed and heavily damaged these offices. remember, muslim brotherhood had called for a one-million-man demonstration of their own today to rival the opposition's demonstrations. late last night they called it off to avoid violence. but in these two particular cities north of cairo, they didn't avoid violence. >> reza, we're also seeing and i want to show our viewers some live pictures from tahrir squar
protesters are camping out in cairo's tahrir square. in a scene strikingly similar to what we saw in the revolution almost two years ago, the demonstrators are voicing their anger with president mohamed morsi after what some are calling an unprecedented power grab. cnn's reza sayah is joining us from cairo once again. reza, we're hearing about attacks against several muslim brotherhood offices in egypt. what do you know about that? >> reporter: according to the brotherhood spokesperson,...
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what of a muslim in cairo? is there ethical struggles? is there ethical dilemmas that a young muslim has to go through in trying to realize- in this case his- his own proper patterns of action? what's the good life for him? now, to some extent, this happens in all cultures, because he's a young person trying to make sense of life. but what akmad- who we interviewed- what he brings out is that even within islam- i mean, you may be well familiar with this- but even within islam in egypt, there is major conflicts. and to put a little bit of a background on it, when we were in egypt, there were very, very few tourists there because not shortly before, the tourists in luxor had been mowed down by machine guns. and what's fueling this, of course, is the quest by fundamentalist, traditionalist muslims to overthrew what they perceive as the secular regime of mombaric. and more and more, akmad, this young person, is feeling that pressure- the pressure of the old, the old traditional, those very rigid ethical patterns of action that come out and ar
what of a muslim in cairo? is there ethical struggles? is there ethical dilemmas that a young muslim has to go through in trying to realize- in this case his- his own proper patterns of action? what's the good life for him? now, to some extent, this happens in all cultures, because he's a young person trying to make sense of life. but what akmad- who we interviewed- what he brings out is that even within islam- i mean, you may be well familiar with this- but even within islam in egypt, there is...
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alex marquardt, abc news, cairo. >>> and back here at home we want to tell you about another food alert out tonight and this one is about pork. a big consumer report study found a high rate of contamination in pork chops and ground pork from a kind of bacteria that can send you to the emergency room. abc's dr. richard besser brings us the whole picture. >> reporter: you don't know its name, but you may be 1 of the 100,000 americans who get sick each year from bacteria called yersinia. and today's study explains why. "consumer reports" tested pork, the types you'd buy in the supermarket, including pork chops and ground pork and they found that nearly 70% of the samples they tested had the dangerous bacteria yersinia on it. ground pork turned out to be even more risky than pork chops. >> this should be a wake-up call to the american public in terms of what are we doing in terms of monitoring the safety of pork and what can we do in the future? >> reporter: this bacteria can hit hard. in a matter of days, you'll experience fever, cramps, and bloody diarrhea that may last for weeks, especia
alex marquardt, abc news, cairo. >>> and back here at home we want to tell you about another food alert out tonight and this one is about pork. a big consumer report study found a high rate of contamination in pork chops and ground pork from a kind of bacteria that can send you to the emergency room. abc's dr. richard besser brings us the whole picture. >> reporter: you don't know its name, but you may be 1 of the 100,000 americans who get sick each year from bacteria called...
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now the secretary general ban ki-moon is in cairo. so there's a lot of pressure, the u.s. would certainly like to see a cessation of hostilities, the israelis are anxious for that to happen. they want to see what's going on. one of the things that the israelis point out is that yes, hamas is in charge and they hold that group responsible. but there's other groups in gaza that may not completely been under the control of hamas. that could be one of the problems even though one of the -- saying hamas is responsibility for any rockets that come into israel right now. some of the civilian casualties we saw today, there will be a lot more if israeli tanks or armored personnel carries or israeli troops move into that heavily populated area, but they're saying and the prime minister said today, benjamin net tanya -- netanyahu. >> wolf blitzer -- president obama is monitoring the conflict in the middle east as he travels through asia. today in thailand, he said the u.s. will work with all parties to end the violence. later today, mr. obama makes history when he becomes the first u
now the secretary general ban ki-moon is in cairo. so there's a lot of pressure, the u.s. would certainly like to see a cessation of hostilities, the israelis are anxious for that to happen. they want to see what's going on. one of the things that the israelis point out is that yes, hamas is in charge and they hold that group responsible. but there's other groups in gaza that may not completely been under the control of hamas. that could be one of the problems even though one of the -- saying...
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hamas has two demands, says their exile leader in cairo. israel must under bombardment and they must lift the blockade of the strip. he said it was israel's responsibility to stop the current conflict because it was them who started it. both sides remain firm that it is up to the other to stop the violence. another recipe for an imminent cease-fire. >> our jerusalem correspondent is now in gaza. we have her on the line. what is the situation where you are? >> the situation is difficult here. tonight, it's a bit more client -- quiet but it is disrupted by air strikes. shops are closed. people only go out if they really have to. because many shops are closed, the tunnels in the south are bombarded am not everything is available right now. we have learned over the past five years to only do the minimum that time and some gas stations are out of fuel. the main problems have to be casualties and hospitals working up the limit. this is part of the fact that even in normal times, they have to deal with basic shortages, electricity, and so one. aga
hamas has two demands, says their exile leader in cairo. israel must under bombardment and they must lift the blockade of the strip. he said it was israel's responsibility to stop the current conflict because it was them who started it. both sides remain firm that it is up to the other to stop the violence. another recipe for an imminent cease-fire. >> our jerusalem correspondent is now in gaza. we have her on the line. what is the situation where you are? >> the situation is...
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cairo time, 10:00 p.m. eastern standard time, that there would be an announcement in cairo, by an official, from the egyptian government and from hamas, announcing some sort of agreement for at least a temporary cease-fire. however, we're hearing from other hamas officials that israel has yet to agree to this proposed cease-fire and the israelis are saying there is nothing as of yet. but the idea is rather than send out broad guidelines for a period of peace and calm, they just want to see if both sides can keep the peace. now, one of the concerns here is that it is not just hamas who is operating in gaza, there are other groups like islamic jihad, affiliated with iran, even smaller splinter groups out there that hamas doesn't necessarily control completely. and therefore that's why they want to give this -- this initial period to see if the peace can indeed or quiet or calm can hold. >> ben, in terms of the entire region, and we're standing sort of by a map which i want to show our viewers, this and is of
cairo time, 10:00 p.m. eastern standard time, that there would be an announcement in cairo, by an official, from the egyptian government and from hamas, announcing some sort of agreement for at least a temporary cease-fire. however, we're hearing from other hamas officials that israel has yet to agree to this proposed cease-fire and the israelis are saying there is nothing as of yet. but the idea is rather than send out broad guidelines for a period of peace and calm, they just want to see if...
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. >> there have been more clashes in the egyptian capital, cairo, against what is viewed as a power grab by president morsi. >> thousands of people have converged on tahrir square today as part of a nationwide protest called by opponents of the president's. >> the spirit of the arab spring has returned to cairo. tens of thousands of egyptians have once again taken to tahrir square of the president's decree giving him sweeping new powers. he has been decried as a power- hungry activists and executioner of the egyptian revolution. >> the supreme leader of the muslim brotherhood is the true leader of egypt. >> this was the biggest protest organized by opponents of the muslim brotherhood since morsi took office. the muslim brotherhood cancel the protest in support of the president to stave off further clashes, but the debate between a secular and islamic egypt continues. >> the muslim brothers want islam as a country. that is their agenda. they are not hiding it. it is not as though they are doing it suddenly or secretly. this is their declared agenda. >> tensions are running high, and there
. >> there have been more clashes in the egyptian capital, cairo, against what is viewed as a power grab by president morsi. >> thousands of people have converged on tahrir square today as part of a nationwide protest called by opponents of the president's. >> the spirit of the arab spring has returned to cairo. tens of thousands of egyptians have once again taken to tahrir square of the president's decree giving him sweeping new powers. he has been decried as a power- hungry...
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for more now, let's go to on the line from cairo. the message of solidarity from morsi is a strong one. his muslim brotherhood does have ties to hamas, but he is under international pressure to try and establish a truce. >> he is under immense pressure by public opinion in egypt. this is also the reason why is prime minister went to gaza today, also with a similar message. basically, we cannot be silent in this tragedy. we have to stop what they're calling the israeli aggression. of the same time, he offered a truce. you can see that there's a difference between four years ago and now the arab states are really interfering. they're finding themselves in the gaza strip and we have a meeting tomorrow about the same topic. the message is clear they're trying to pressure of rule out euro and say this time you cannot just look the other direction. this is done about your relationship with hamas and the gaza but your relationship in the new arab world. >> coming down firmly on the side of the palestinians there. what about relations with i
for more now, let's go to on the line from cairo. the message of solidarity from morsi is a strong one. his muslim brotherhood does have ties to hamas, but he is under international pressure to try and establish a truce. >> he is under immense pressure by public opinion in egypt. this is also the reason why is prime minister went to gaza today, also with a similar message. basically, we cannot be silent in this tragedy. we have to stop what they're calling the israeli aggression. of the...
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it's going to have its fair time let's go back to cairo. yes let's not distort the facts they went out on thursday before the decree to celebrate today's protests were called off but on thursday before the decree they were celebrating and they didn't know what they were celebrating and the fact of the matter not as everybody knows her as franklin has ignored the majority of people on the street i've been out on the street we've gone through marches in places that have been anti revolutionary and they are very upset about the muslim brotherhood and shubra people are asking are you a when are from the people this is a very dangerous sign and the president morsi should not ignore it at all and what i see right now is that he is ignoring all the different powers that tell him stop this is not what we want to be ok these are normal people we're not talking about. who by the way he's using his brain in ministries to form his government. you know i very i still read there are injuries as a way that any one of the muslim brotherhood supporters are
it's going to have its fair time let's go back to cairo. yes let's not distort the facts they went out on thursday before the decree to celebrate today's protests were called off but on thursday before the decree they were celebrating and they didn't know what they were celebrating and the fact of the matter not as everybody knows her as franklin has ignored the majority of people on the street i've been out on the street we've gone through marches in places that have been anti revolutionary...
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. >>> police and people clashed in egypt in cairo. with the parliament gone, the new leader can create pass and oversee new laws. >> reporter: protesters in egypt set fire to one headquarters of the muslim brotherhood and threw rocks at a another. hundreds gathered in cairo's square after nightfall. there were thousands more earlier in the day. and confrontation with riot police. the officers fired tear gas at the group injuring a few of the protesters. the violence was triggered after egypt's granted himself sweeping new powers, making him immune to oversight. a spokesperson said that theder clauges raised concern -- declarations for egypt egipans -- egyptians and the international community. he made the move thursday, a day after receiving worldwide accolades for mediating a ceasefire between hamas and israel. these are the most widespread protests since he came in power in june following the country's first election. >>> watch out. the big time tumble that led to a hug from a big baby. >>> it's good for the soul. >> and yes, there'
. >>> police and people clashed in egypt in cairo. with the parliament gone, the new leader can create pass and oversee new laws. >> reporter: protesters in egypt set fire to one headquarters of the muslim brotherhood and threw rocks at a another. hundreds gathered in cairo's square after nightfall. there were thousands more earlier in the day. and confrontation with riot police. the officers fired tear gas at the group injuring a few of the protesters. the violence was triggered...
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we want to show you some pictures out of cairo, egypt. you may have seen there was a power grab a bite that guy, a head of the muslim brotherhood the egypt. he just recently declared himself the ayatollah of egypt and a lot of egyptian and not happy about that. this guy essentially put himself and his government above the judiciary. when you don't have a free judiciary you have a dictatorship. a lot of people said that is where the muslim brotherhood wanted to go and a lot of people in egypt particularly protesters to the right of your screen think that is where egypt is going. we will follow the story all day. let's check shares of apple as the market opens. apple shares are down. no, they're up $4. apple has been trading down, the low it has been about 530. of high was 700, when it then dropped 20% so apple is trading up $5, that is a nice little hop of 1% and it looks like it is continuing to rise, seeing real competition from a lot of other imitations. some would say straight competition for the iphone. also those tablets have really
we want to show you some pictures out of cairo, egypt. you may have seen there was a power grab a bite that guy, a head of the muslim brotherhood the egypt. he just recently declared himself the ayatollah of egypt and a lot of egyptian and not happy about that. this guy essentially put himself and his government above the judiciary. when you don't have a free judiciary you have a dictatorship. a lot of people said that is where the muslim brotherhood wanted to go and a lot of people in egypt...
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>> well, you talk about the diplomatic conversations in cairo, and what is on the table? what terms are being discussed? >> well, two central issues from the two perspectives. the head of the hamas today held a press conference in which he highlighted hamas position, and that is simple in their eyes, israel must stop all hostilities against the leadership and assassinating and killing key palestinian figures and call on the international community to lift a five-year blockade which restricts what comes in and out of gaza, including people, supplies and food and you name it. they want that lifted. at the same time israel says it will not abide by anything unless hamas agrees to stop firing rockets and hand over the weapons to egypt and hold the egyptian government responsible for hamas abide big the truce. so it is not about what both sides don't want, because they both want to avoid war, but what they want to come out of this appearing victorious or at least gained within their own political frameworks, and this is what is difficult for the egyptian media to bring these t
>> well, you talk about the diplomatic conversations in cairo, and what is on the table? what terms are being discussed? >> well, two central issues from the two perspectives. the head of the hamas today held a press conference in which he highlighted hamas position, and that is simple in their eyes, israel must stop all hostilities against the leadership and assassinating and killing key palestinian figures and call on the international community to lift a five-year blockade which...
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our report from nbc's ayman mohyeldin in cairo. >> reporter: a day of mourning across egypt, in cairo, thousands paid respects to a protester killed by police. and in alexandria, a funeral for the member of the muslim brotherhood, just fifteen years old. both were victims of the riots that broke out after president morsy gave himself sweeping new powers. it ignited a wave of protests among them, and loyal supporters fighting in the streets. the muslim brotherhood were to blame, we elected them, thought they would lift us up, but they threw us to the ground. i will never vote for them again in my life, this woman says, many believe that morsy over-reached, and he moved quickly to oversee the damage, meeting tonight with egypt's judicial council, claiming tonight he would limit the scope of his powers. morsy supporters say he had to act to reign in egypt's powerful judges. >> every time we approached the shore of the transition, somebody would sink the boat. that somebody, thus far has been the court of egypt, and hosni mubarak led and politically managed courts. >> reporter: egypt's ju
our report from nbc's ayman mohyeldin in cairo. >> reporter: a day of mourning across egypt, in cairo, thousands paid respects to a protester killed by police. and in alexandria, a funeral for the member of the muslim brotherhood, just fifteen years old. both were victims of the riots that broke out after president morsy gave himself sweeping new powers. it ignited a wave of protests among them, and loyal supporters fighting in the streets. the muslim brotherhood were to blame, we elected...
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ressa sayah joining us live from cairo. it was billed as the opposition's biggest show of force yet. demonstrators converging, various points throughout the city. what do they hope to accomplish? what is the message? >> reporter: the message is they want to either oust president morsi or have him reverse his controversial decrees announced last thursday. this is an incredible site here behind us the tahrir squire, billed as 1 million man demonstration. not sure if there are 1 million people here, but certainly at lot of people. i'll zoom into tahrir square. the crowd is loud, energized, excited. tens of thousands of people here representing different factions in egypt. representing women's rights groups, western-style liberals, secularists, moderates. all have banded together in a show of force, in a show of opposition, against mr. morsi. of course, all of these protests started last thursday when he announced these particular decrees. they hope with this kind of pressure, he's going to pull back. so far, suzanne, he hasn't
ressa sayah joining us live from cairo. it was billed as the opposition's biggest show of force yet. demonstrators converging, various points throughout the city. what do they hope to accomplish? what is the message? >> reporter: the message is they want to either oust president morsi or have him reverse his controversial decrees announced last thursday. this is an incredible site here behind us the tahrir squire, billed as 1 million man demonstration. not sure if there are 1 million...
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right now for you and also has tom barton is in cairo for us as well. the sights the sounds and indeed the smells of protest and of civil disorder are in the air of central cairo tonight behind me in tahrir square there are still thousands of protestors waving their flags chanting to the effect that mohammed morsi the president has betrayed egypt's revolution and speaker after speaker was grabbing them the megaphones and are calling the crowds to call on mercy to reverse that declaration giving him sweeping powers last thursday in the streets around the area the sirens and the smell of tear gas was in the air a large crowds have gathered. a lot more young and male in makeup and they are holding standoffs with the police periodic the police are coming in the using tear gas and charging them with police vehicles which are then pelted with stones and bits of smoldering woods the crowds there lighting fires as well so it's very smoky in the streets around just trying to get into this studio to do a report we had to come through clouds of tear gas gas selves
right now for you and also has tom barton is in cairo for us as well. the sights the sounds and indeed the smells of protest and of civil disorder are in the air of central cairo tonight behind me in tahrir square there are still thousands of protestors waving their flags chanting to the effect that mohammed morsi the president has betrayed egypt's revolution and speaker after speaker was grabbing them the megaphones and are calling the crowds to call on mercy to reverse that declaration giving...
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more than 200,000 protesters have filled cairo's tahrir square. they are angry with their new president, mohamed morsi who said last week that his decisions cannot be challenged by the courts which gives him almost absolute power. and our holly williams is above tahrir square in cairo this evening. holly, what's going on in the crowd behind you now? >> reporter: scott, we are seeing scenes reminisce september of the egyptian revolution. tahrir square was once again carpeted in people today, tens of thousands of people who poured in from every direction and they were chanting the same slogan that they chanted during the revolution. the people want the downfall of the regime. i was out on this square earlier today talking to people. some people are saying that they won't leave the streets until president morsi rescinds the decrees that have given him sweeping new powers. we've seen very low-level violence here in cairo, but in several other cities there have been violent confrontations between president morsi's supporters and his opponents. >> pelle
more than 200,000 protesters have filled cairo's tahrir square. they are angry with their new president, mohamed morsi who said last week that his decisions cannot be challenged by the courts which gives him almost absolute power. and our holly williams is above tahrir square in cairo this evening. holly, what's going on in the crowd behind you now? >> reporter: scott, we are seeing scenes reminisce september of the egyptian revolution. tahrir square was once again carpeted in people...
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fresh clashes between police and protesters in cairo as violent rallies in terms of finding its president morse's decision just see so with big powers moving precisely like the revolution that brought the islamist leader to power. and we're bringing you live pictures of from cairo now crowds of protesters are gathering at tell re a square and we'll bring our correspondents shortly. before going to be i guess the ration of the way leader yasser arafat's palestinians say it's approved it was close and they'll go to the international criminal court which could become possible if the autonomy is pending before you prove your own status is granted. france's fears of home grown terrorism or reaganite amid a growing number of young locals turn into radical islam. this is auntie coming to live from moscow hello and welcome to the program egyptian security forces are firing tear gas and demonstrators on to hit square on wednesday morning as the country is going through one way its biggest antigovernment protests since their revolution two years ago tens of thousands of angry egyptians are accusing
fresh clashes between police and protesters in cairo as violent rallies in terms of finding its president morse's decision just see so with big powers moving precisely like the revolution that brought the islamist leader to power. and we're bringing you live pictures of from cairo now crowds of protesters are gathering at tell re a square and we'll bring our correspondents shortly. before going to be i guess the ration of the way leader yasser arafat's palestinians say it's approved it was...
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once again, we're following what's going on in cairo right now. we'll update ow the secretary of state hillary clinton. she's meeting with the egyptian president mow morsi. will there be a cease-fire or not? [ male announcer ] can a car be built around a state of mind? ♪ announcing the all-new 2013 malibu from chevrolet. ♪ with a remarkable new interior featuring the available chevrolet mylink infotainment system. this is where sophisticated styling begins. and where it ends? that's up to you. it's here -- the greatest malibu ever. ♪ >> she was walking her dogs and heard the red alert, a warning that a rocket was headed for her neighborhood. ira shot this video as she took cover. [ bleep ]. >> by the way, it's a mile from the gaza border. she spoke to other carol costello earlier. >> this instinct that caused me to walk right next to a building so that i knew that if something was going to fall, i would be able to take cover. what you don't see in the footage is how i ran up to the building, and i tried to open the door, but that's a childre
once again, we're following what's going on in cairo right now. we'll update ow the secretary of state hillary clinton. she's meeting with the egyptian president mow morsi. will there be a cease-fire or not? [ male announcer ] can a car be built around a state of mind? ♪ announcing the all-new 2013 malibu from chevrolet. ♪ with a remarkable new interior featuring the available chevrolet mylink infotainment system. this is where sophisticated styling begins. and where it ends? that's up to...
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>>heather: thank you, steve, from cairo tonight. thank you. >>gregg: how are american lawmakers reacting to this? our national correspondent joins us live in washington. >>reporter: official washington is watching with an anxious eye as the situation in egypt becomes less stable after president morsi granted himself wider power. hundreds were in the streets as you saw, again, out there and the police firing tear gas at protesters opposed to the decrease. morsi sees the additional power after helping to nail down a cease-fire between hamas and israel. >> we thank mr. morsi for his efforts in brokering a cease-fire which is incredibly fragile but this is not acceptable. this is not what the united states of american and taxpayers expect. our dollars will be directly related to the progress toward democracy. >>reporter: the government today emphasized the president's powers are temporary and are designed to hold members of the previous regime accountable for corruption and crime but 19 -- not many in washington are convinced. >> we have to be a l
>>heather: thank you, steve, from cairo tonight. thank you. >>gregg: how are american lawmakers reacting to this? our national correspondent joins us live in washington. >>reporter: official washington is watching with an anxious eye as the situation in egypt becomes less stable after president morsi granted himself wider power. hundreds were in the streets as you saw, again, out there and the police firing tear gas at protesters opposed to the decrease. morsi sees the...
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what of a muslim in cairo? is there ethical struggles? is there ethical dilemmas that a young muslim has to go through in trying to realize- in this case his- his own proper patterns of action? what's the good life for him? now, to some extent, this happens in all cultures, because he's a young person trying to make sense of life. but what akmad- who we interviewed- what he brings out is that even within islam- i mean, you may be well familiar with this- but even within islam in egypt, there is major conflicts. and to put a little bit of a background on it, when we were in egypt, there were very, very few tourists there because not shortly before, the tourists in luxor had been mowed down by machine guns. and what's fueling this, of course, is the quest by fundamentalist, traditionalist muslims to overthrew what they perceive as the secular regime of mombaric. and more and more, akmad, this young person, is feeling that pressure- the pressure of the old, the old traditional, those very rigid ethical patterns of action that come out and ar
what of a muslim in cairo? is there ethical struggles? is there ethical dilemmas that a young muslim has to go through in trying to realize- in this case his- his own proper patterns of action? what's the good life for him? now, to some extent, this happens in all cultures, because he's a young person trying to make sense of life. but what akmad- who we interviewed- what he brings out is that even within islam- i mean, you may be well familiar with this- but even within islam in egypt, there is...
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>> bret: steve harrigan in cairo. thank you. more on this with the panel. president obama press secretary says the commander-in-chief will make a decision about afghanistan troop levels in coming weeks and months. national security correspondent jennifer griffin looks at the possibilities for next year and beyond. >> defense secretary leon panetta will hold a video teleconference tuesday with his top general in afghanistan, john allen. among the pressing issues, how many u.s. troops will they recommend the president keep in afghanistan next year and beyond 2014? the president and slice president campaign for the war to end. >> there is no reason why americans should die, when afghans are perfectly capable of defending their own country. >> we are leaving. we are leaving in 2014. period. >> the war is likely to drag on two more years. general allen is asked to keep 50,000 troop troops in afghanisn through next year's fighting season. >> the defense officials are floating the idea of keeping 10,000 troops including about 1,000 special operators to maintain st
>> bret: steve harrigan in cairo. thank you. more on this with the panel. president obama press secretary says the commander-in-chief will make a decision about afghanistan troop levels in coming weeks and months. national security correspondent jennifer griffin looks at the possibilities for next year and beyond. >> defense secretary leon panetta will hold a video teleconference tuesday with his top general in afghanistan, john allen. among the pressing issues, how many u.s. troops...
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reza sayah in cairo for us this morning. thank you. >>> and we've got much more ahead on cnn this hour. >> here's what's coming up. >>> so far so good. that cease fire between israel and hamas is holding for now. but there are real fears even the slightest flare-up could kick off chaos. >>> plus, hurricane sandy's long gone, but did the storm leave behind more than just a mess? >> it's sort of like nevin. at this point, who knows? >> coughing, bronchitis, asthma, some of the new health worries in sandy's wake. >>> and before you shop online this weekend, listen up. the scammers are ready and waiting for your money. we'll tell you how to avoid their traps. these smartphones come with a bonus $100 walmart gift card? that's right. so it's like i won. sure. oh my gosh i won!!! i won!!! [ male announcer ] get a $100 walmart gift card when you buy any android or windows 8 smartphone. through december 1st. from america's gift headquarters. walmart. who have used androgel 1%, there's big news. presenting androgel 1.62%. both are use
reza sayah in cairo for us this morning. thank you. >>> and we've got much more ahead on cnn this hour. >> here's what's coming up. >>> so far so good. that cease fire between israel and hamas is holding for now. but there are real fears even the slightest flare-up could kick off chaos. >>> plus, hurricane sandy's long gone, but did the storm leave behind more than just a mess? >> it's sort of like nevin. at this point, who knows? >> coughing,...